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Crewe Alex. play host to Tranmere Rovers at The Alexandra Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 61 games played, The Railwaymen have recorded 29 wins, and Tranmere Rvs. have come away with 16 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Crewe Alex. was just over four years ago, in September 2002, with Crewe Alex. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 16 Jan | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 1 | Crewe Alex. | LGE1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Crewe Alex. | 2-0 | Tranmere Rvs. | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Crewe Alex. | 3 - 1 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 30 Sep | Tranmere Rvs. | 1 - 3 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Tranmere Rvs. | 2 - 0 | Crewe Alex. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 03 Oct | Crewe Alex. | 0 - 2 | Tranmere Rvs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crewe Alexandra have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
Tranmere Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Rovers's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Crewe Alex.'s 58 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Tranmere Rvs.'s 63 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crewe Alex. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Tranmere Rvs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The Railwaymen's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Tranmere Rvs.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crewe Alex. | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Tranmere Rvs. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |